Digby, Devon

Digby

South Grange, the former Digby Hospital building
Digby
 Digby shown within Devon
OS grid referenceSX9591
DistrictExeter
Shire countyDevon
RegionSouth West
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town EXETER
Postcode district EX2
Dialling code 01392
Police Devon and Cornwall
Fire Devon and Somerset
Ambulance South Western
EU Parliament South West England
UK ParliamentExeter
List of places
UK
England
Devon

Coordinates: 50°42′42″N 3°28′40″W / 50.711667°N 3.477778°W / 50.711667; -3.477778

Digby was a small village on the eastern edge of the city of Exeter in Devon, England. Between 1886 and 1987 it was the location of Exeter Borough Asylum known as Digby Hospital.[1] Today it is mainly an area of housing, out-of-town retail and light industrial developments on the outskirts of the city, served by Digby and Sowton railway station.

References

  1. Cracknell, Pete. "County Asylums". www.countyasylums.com. Retrieved 2008-10-18.


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